Bishwanath Upazila
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Bishwanath
বিশ্বনাথ | |
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| Division | Sylhet Division |
| District | Sylhet District |
| Government | |
| • MP (Sylhet-2) | Mokabbir Khan (Gano Forum) |
| Area | |
• Total | 214.5 km2 (82.8 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 169,730 |
| • Density | 791/km2 (2,050/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Bishwanathi, Bishnathi |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
| Postal code | 3130-34 |
| Website | bishwanath |
Bishwanath (Template:Lang-bn) is an upazila of Sylhet District in the Division of Sylhet, Bangladesh.[1]
History
After the Conquest of Gour in 1303, three disciples of Shah Jalal; Shah Kalu, Shah Kabir and Shah Chand, migrated to modern-day Bishwanath. The British Raj granted zamindari to Baburam Jivan Ray and his son, Bishwanath Ray Choudhury. They established the Bishwanath Bazaar, named after the latter, which gradually expanded. Bishwanath was established as a thana in 1922. It became an upazila in 1983.[1][2]
Demographics
At the 1991 Bangladesh census, Bishwanath had a population of 169,730, of whom 83,794 were aged 18 or older. Males constituted 50.99% of the population, and females 49.01%. Bishwanath had an average literacy rate of 30.6% (7+ years), against the national average of 32.4%.[3]
Administration
Bishwanath Upazila is divided into eight union parishads: Alankari, Bishwanath, Doshghar, Daulatpur, Deokalas, Khajanchi, Lamakazi, and Rampasha. The union parishads are subdivided into 123 mauzas and 444 villages.[4]
Notable people
- SM Nunu Miah - Sylhet Bishwanath Upazila Chairman
- Ashraf Ali Bishwanathi - Islamic Scholar
- Nurul Islam Khan, Advocate and former MP for Sylhet-7
- Ilias Ali, former BNP MP for Sylhet-2
- Mokabbir Khan, current MP for Sylhet-2
- Muhammad Nurul Haque, cultural activist, social worker and writer
- Ragib Ali, industrialist, tea-planter, educationalist
- Rubel Ahmed, died in Morton Hall Immigration Removal Centre under controversial circumstances
- Rushanara Ali, British politician
- Shohid Ali, advocate
- Shafiqur Rahaman Chowdhury, Awami League politician
- Hason Raja, mystic poet, musician, philosopher
See also
References
- ^ a b Jayanta Singh Roy (2012). "Bishwanath Upazila". In Sirajul Islam; Miah, Sajahan; Khanam, Mahfuza; Ahmed, Sabbir (eds.). Banglapedia: the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Online ed.). Dhaka, Bangladesh: Banglapedia Trust, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. ISBN 984-32-0576-6. OCLC 52727562. OL 30677644M. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
- ^ বিশ্বনাথ উপজেলার পটভূমি [Background of Viswanath Upazila]. Bishwanath Upazila.
- ^ "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
- ^ "District Statistics 2011: Sylhet" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
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Capital: Sylhet | ||
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